Application of Lean Manufacturing Tools in the Food and Beverage Industries

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Main Author: Rui Borges Lopes
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Universidad Alberto Hurtado 2015
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contents Application of Lean Manufacturing Tools in the Food and Beverage Industries Rui Borges Lopes Filipa Freitas Inês Sousa Ingeniería case studies Lean manufacturing process innovation food and beverage industries Recent years have shown an increasing use of lean manufacturing (LM) principles and tools in several industrial sectors. Already a wellestablishedmanagement philosophy, it has shown numerous successful applications even outside production environments. This work presentsthe application of some LM tools, and the corresponding shift in philosophy, in two Portuguese companies of the food and beverage industries.Main implementation issues are presented and discussed; followed by the results obtained from the application of LM tools in the productionsystem of these companies. Significant gains are obtained in both companies and, more importantly, it instills a continuous improvement cultureand increases production flexibility while reducing lead times. 2015 artículo científico 0718-2724 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84742420013 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=847 Journal of Technology Management & Innovation application/pdf Universidad Alberto Hurtado Journal of Technology Management & Innovation (Chile) Num.3 Vol.10
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spellingShingle Application of Lean Manufacturing Tools in the Food and Beverage Industries
Rui Borges Lopes
Ingeniería
case studies
Lean manufacturing
process innovation
food and beverage industries
Application of Lean Manufacturing Tools in the Food and Beverage Industries Rui Borges Lopes Filipa Freitas Inês Sousa Ingeniería case studies Lean manufacturing process innovation food and beverage industries Recent years have shown an increasing use of lean manufacturing (LM) principles and tools in several industrial sectors. Already a wellestablishedmanagement philosophy, it has shown numerous successful applications even outside production environments. This work presentsthe application of some LM tools, and the corresponding shift in philosophy, in two Portuguese companies of the food and beverage industries.Main implementation issues are presented and discussed; followed by the results obtained from the application of LM tools in the productionsystem of these companies. Significant gains are obtained in both companies and, more importantly, it instills a continuous improvement cultureand increases production flexibility while reducing lead times. 2015 artículo científico 0718-2724 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84742420013 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=847 Journal of Technology Management & Innovation application/pdf Universidad Alberto Hurtado Journal of Technology Management & Innovation (Chile) Num.3 Vol.10
title Application of Lean Manufacturing Tools in the Food and Beverage Industries
topic Ingeniería
case studies
Lean manufacturing
process innovation
food and beverage industries
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=84742420013